San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-03-22
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
BellSnap wants a Fair Deal In the City's
Lights-Guerguin's Resolutions
Schasss Gets there with the
Aliay Fro


Schasse Gets there with the
Alley, Etc.
The resular session of the city council was
mayor and roll call showed all the members
were present and the minutes of last meeting
were tnereupon adopted as read.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
were taken up and read by the mayor as fol
lows:
Taxpayers and citizens asked for water
mains and stand ipe on Scott street. IL was
referred to gas and water c mmittee.
N. Mackey askeh to erect fence over a
ditch; Streets aud bridg' committee;
g 9; Braaen Tor more time to pay his taxes
Asses smeBt c ~ mttee
Mrs. Theodore, reduction OF assessment. As
s. ssmenI committee
II L. Zumb rger, for remission OF hne.
Citizens OF Commerce street. to re open
Fischer alley. streets and bridges commit
tee.
A.. J Hunter, to open meat stall on FRO
ST. Get. Market committee.
D. mmunica ion trUm Ed Branen TO have
stree, work performed by him under contract
a. cepted aud paid for a. he han nearly nm
Ished. ) reefs and bridges CO mite.
Z. u. Nc lure. TO fence In San pedro cree
near his r,.siden e. Streets and bridges com.
mt ee city attorney
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Finance c1mmi tee, A der nan Balknsp,
chairman. offered u Iesnlu ION callins the
MA ar 10 advert SO for bids Tor lily htIng the
city, not be opened uutil June J. He stated
that tue old contract with tue Gas Company
tor lights of l6candle power was not being
compiled with. referred 10 gas aud water
committee.
Committee on ordinances, Gslla0h her chair
man, offered a milk ordinance regulating Its
sale. he err TO board OF b. alih.
>trerts aud BRIDGES committee, Degener,
chairman, reported favOrably on Schasse' .
petition to reopen Fishers alley. Adopted.
IA trndnp.h "a
may r opposed, to allow the street comm 3
sioner the aid OF one foreman AT ~ per day.
II was referred to the finance committee.
Fire and nre limits committee. Smye, chair
man, reported Iavorabiy on J. ID. try's petit
ton.
Police committee, by Connor. reported ia.
vorably on city marshafs February report.
Market committee, by SchreIner, recon.
menoed that Gel tain stalls In the ma. ket house
be exempted from market dues for March
Approved.
Ma teyer. for the telephone committee, re-
ferred petition OF &. Epson for removal OF a
telephone pole back to the council. Referred
to streets and br dyes committee.
Committee on rules, by Belknap, Introduced
resolution that no talking be allowed or OBJ
Jections ente tanned while an alderman Is
speaking to a question. Adopted.
Ordinance prohibiting hanging signs or
awnings lower than eight feet above side
walks vas passed, after being amended 10 al
low the council to grant privilege In favor Of
certain sigus.
city engineers report on sewers was re-
ferred to public Improvement committee.
The following new business was then
brought in after which the council djNurned
By Connor: That the street commissioner
be instructed to pillow and grade Ceyalos
street. Referred.
By Connor: That the street commissioner
be ordered to cut the brush OF Dryer avenue.
Referred.
BY Belknap: That the city physician be in
structed to visit and render immediate aid 10
an aged couple almost starving, on AceQuia
street. Adopted.
BY Gallagher: That a rock sidewalk be
made the northwe.t corner OF Alamo
plaza. The order had been made.
By Uegener: That the city engineer be In.
structed to report all persons who have failed
TO make sidewalks on Avenue ID. Adopted.
pair the sidewalk In front of J.. Oies property.
on Washington street Adopted.
By Belknap: That two more hydrauts be
ordered on SOledad street. Adopted
BY heiman: That a water main be ordered
on pereida street Adopted.
By Guerguin: That South Flores street be
widened from Military plaza to Nueva street.
Adopted.
That citizens be compelled to sweep their
sidewalks daily. Referred.
That the names of all streets be painted on
tin and posted. Referred.
Tha all pines be placed under ground
Adop ed.
That the city engineer be instructed to plat
certain sections OF the city. Adopted.
That the Office OF assistant detective be Gre
sted and allowing sa d officer 500 per month.
Adopted.
BY Belknap: That the mayor appoint q
special sewer committee, who shall at
once proc ed to investigate saver matters.
Adopted.